Ray Allen vs. Stephon Marbury: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Stephon Marbury and Ray Allen to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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Ray Allen is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Stephon Marbury.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Ray Allen scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Stephon Marbury has a better scoring average in the regular season. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Stephon Marbury averages 0.4 points more than Ray Allen in his 18 seasons (19.3 points against 18.9). On the other hand Ray Allen scored a total of 8,208 points more than Stephon Marbury (24,505 vs. 16,297).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Ray Allen 18.9
18
Stephon Marbury 19.3
+0.4
13

Total Points

Seasons
Ray Allen 24,505
+8,208
18
Stephon Marbury 16,297
13

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Ray Allen has a better career point average than Stephon Marbury (+3.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,347).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Ray Allen 16.1
+3.5
11
Stephon Marbury 12.6
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Ray Allen 2,749
+2,347
11
Stephon Marbury 402
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1
Stephon Marbury 1

40+ Point Games

Ray Allen 13
Stephon Marbury 16
+3

30+ Point Games

Ray Allen 130
+13
Stephon Marbury 117

20+ Point Games

Ray Allen 584
+183
Stephon Marbury 401

10+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1,134
+400
Stephon Marbury 734

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Ray Allen 1,295
+457
Stephon Marbury 838

0 Point Games (games without points)

Ray Allen 5
Stephon Marbury 8
+3

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1
+1
Stephon Marbury 0

40+ Point Games

Ray Allen 3
+3
Stephon Marbury 0

30+ Point Games

Ray Allen 11
+9
Stephon Marbury 2

20+ Point Games

Ray Allen 59
+51
Stephon Marbury 8

10+ Point Games

Ray Allen 124
+105
Stephon Marbury 19

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Ray Allen 168
+139
Stephon Marbury 29

0 Point Games (games without points)

Ray Allen 3
Stephon Marbury 3

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Ray Allen 18.9 6.6 14.6 45.2 2.3 5.7 40.0 3.4 3.8 89.4 18 1,300
difference:+0.4+0.2+1.1+1.9+1.1+2.1+7.5+1.1+1.9+11.0+5+454
Stephon Marbury 19.3 6.8 15.7 43.3 1.2 3.6 32.5 4.5 5.7 78.4 13 846

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Ray Allen 24,505 8,567 18,955 45.2 2,973 7,429 40.0 4,398 4,920 89.4 18 1,300
difference:+8,208+2,798+5,631+1.9+1,982+4,381+7.5+630+116+11.0+5+454
Stephon Marbury 16,297 5,769 13,324 43.3 991 3,048 32.5 3,768 4,804 78.4 13 846

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Ray Allen 16.1 5.4 12.3 44.3 2.3 5.6 40.1 3.0 3.4 88.3 11 171
difference:+3.5+0.7+0.9+8.8+1.5+2.5+12.8+0.7+0.3+13.3+6+139
Stephon Marbury 12.6 4.7 13.2 35.5 0.8 3.1 27.3 2.3 3.1 75.0 5 32

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Ray Allen 2,749 928 2,095 44.3 385 959 40.1 508 575 88.3 11 171
difference:+2,347+778+1,673+8.8+358+860+12.8+433+475+13.3+6+139
Stephon Marbury 402 150 422 35.5 27 99 27.3 75 100 75.0 5 32

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 13.4
199782
Stephon Marbury 15.8
+2.4
199767

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 19.5
+1.8
199882
Stephon Marbury 17.7
199882

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 17.1
199950
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+4.2
199949

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.1
200082
Stephon Marbury 22.2
+0.1
200074

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.0
200182
Stephon Marbury 23.9
+1.9
200167

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 21.8
+1.4
200269
Stephon Marbury 20.4
200282

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.5
+0.2
200376
Stephon Marbury 22.3
200381

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.5
+2.3
200376
Stephon Marbury 20.2
200481

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.5
+0.8
200376
Stephon Marbury 21.7
200582

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 23.0
+6.7
200456
Stephon Marbury 16.3
200660

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 23.9
+7.5
200578
Stephon Marbury 16.4
200774

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 25.1
+11.2
200678
Stephon Marbury 13.9
200824

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 26.4
+22.6
200755
Stephon Marbury 3.8
200923

Ray Allen's additional seasons:

* Ray Allen played 7 seasons more than Stephon Marbury in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 14 to 20, from 2008 to 2014—he averaged 14.8 points in a total of 510 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18.2 ppg and his lowest 9.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
19970
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+21.3
19973

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
19980
Stephon Marbury 13.8
+13.8
19985

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.3
+22.3
19993
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
19990

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.0
+22.0
20005
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20000

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 25.1
+25.1
200118
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20010

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20020
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20020

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20030
Stephon Marbury 22.0
+22.0
20036

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20030
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+21.3
20044

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20030
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20050

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20040
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20060

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 26.5
+26.5
200511
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20070

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20060
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20080

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20070
Stephon Marbury 3.7
+3.7
200914

Ray Allen's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Ray Allen played in 7 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 13.6 points in a total of 134 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 18.9 ppg and his lowest 9.3.

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